What chore do the father and daughter perform in the poem?

The abrupt dialogue in the poem helps convey the idea that the characters are —

Which lines from the poem best suggest that the speaker’s situation is temporary?

What is the most likely reason that the poet uses capitalization in line 6?

The poet reveals the speaker’s feelings mainly by —

The repetition of the lines “Water and sand. That’s ALL it takes./Swish your pan. Pick out the flakes!” is used to emphasize the —

This poem is mostly about a young man who —

The poet’s use of short sentences helps create the poem’s —

In the first stanza, the poet suggests that one reason the poplar is not useful is that it —

The poet uses personification in the fourth stanza to describe the poplar’s attempt to —

Line 1 is important to the poem because it helps —

In stanza 2, the poplar is described mainly as —

Why is the last stanza important to the poem?

By describing qualities that the poplar lacks, the poet emphasizes —